dognovel Chapter 514 Steam Fire Engine
Chapter 514 Steam Fire Engine
"Therefore, we can encourage the public to avoid using wood as much as possible when building houses, and to build mixed houses based on cement concrete and bricks, which can also save forest resources and prevent land desertification. Condition."
Ying Yu said loudly.
As the so-called Qin bricks and Han tiles, the brick craftsmanship in the Qin Dynasty was already very superb, and the bricks produced were convenient and quick, and they were strong and durable. The reason why the Great Wall can survive for thousands of years is precisely because most of the bricks used bricks.
However, considering the high cost of making bricks and the high selling price, it is basically impossible for ordinary people to build their entire houses with bricks.
But now, with the gradual development of Daqin technology, the promotion of the industrialization model, and the emergence of new materials such as cement concrete, the proportion of pure wood has gradually decreased, and the application of new materials has become more and more extensive.
The change brought about by this is that there are cement concrete and bricks, which can play a better role in isolating the fire. It is no longer like the previous houses built entirely of wood. Once it catches fire, it is basically difficult to rescue. up.
This is also an important reason why Ying Yu proposed to allow the public to build a hybrid house of cement concrete and bricks.
"In addition, in addition to what I said earlier, in large buildings such as restaurants, inns or garden mansions, I think a safe passage should be reserved so that when a fire breaks out, the people inside can quickly pass through the safe passage. The channel quickly fled to a safe area to avoid tragedy."
Ying Yu added again.
"That's a good suggestion."
"His Royal Highness, this suggestion is really good."
All the ministers in the court nodded one after another, with smiles on their faces.
Since they are qualified to participate in the imperial court, their status will naturally not be low, and they are definitely something to look up to outside.
Because there are differences in personal assets and wealth, their mansions naturally range from ordinary to extremely luxurious, but basically they all cover a large area, and the unit is often hundreds of acres, which belong to the large buildings that Ying Yu just mentioned list.
These ministers finally climbed to their current positions, and each one of them was very reluctant to die.
The suggestion that Ying Yu just put forward will undoubtedly increase the safety factor of their mansion a lot, so the ministers naturally praised it.
At the same time, he thought in his heart that he would follow Ying Yu's suggestion as soon as he came to court.
"As for firefighting."
Naturally, Ying Yu didn't know what the group of ministers were thinking, and continued to talk about his own thoughts.
"Although in our Daqin, there are water dragons that can be used for emergency fire extinguishing, but water dragons are too heavy, and the movement is purely relying on human power. The movement is very slow and the emergency response is extremely poor."
"Once a fire really breaks out, by the time the sergeants push it to the scene of the fire, I'm afraid that the things that should be burned will have been burned long ago, and it will lose its function if it is pushed over."
"Because the water dragon is driven purely by manpower, the amount of water it can store is extremely limited. After all, there is too much water that people can't push. But if there is a fire, and it is a big fire that requires the water dragon, that is not a flame. The upsurge was so strong that a little water just wasn't enough."
"Therefore, in order to solve this problem, I decided to upgrade our Daqin's water dragon."
Ying Yu smiled slightly.
Ying Yu's so-called upgrading the water dragon here is naturally referring to the steam fire engine.
Ever since the blueprint of the steam fire engine was obtained in the last Chinese New Year gift package, although Ying Yu had an idea in his heart at that time, he planned to build a fire brigade based on it, but other things soon followed, and Ying Yu also put it He put it down so much that he forgot about it until now. It wasn't until the fire broke out at the South Gate of Xianyang and there were a large number of fire reports that he suddenly remembered that he still had this good thing in his hand and it was useless.
But fortunately, it can come in handy now.
"Upgrade the water dragon? What new ideas do you guys have?"
Curiosity appeared in Ying Zheng's eyes.
This son of mine has always been full of whimsical ideas, from the giant ship and the flying artifact at the beginning, to the steam engine, railway train, and even firearms, all of which are beyond this era!
Sometimes he really wanted to see what was in Ying Yu's mind, and how he created these things that no one else could even imagine.
I wonder what kind of surprise he will bring this time?
The ministers in the court also understood this, and they all looked at Ying Yu expectantly.
"Yes, father, I don't know if you still remember, but my son once mentioned something to father. Its name is a steam fire engine!"
Ying Yu announced to everyone.
"Steam fire engine?"
Hearing this somewhat novel vocabulary, the ministers looked at each other in blank dismay.
They searched their minds countless times, but they couldn't find any information about this steam fire engine.
Only Nesten, Li Si and other officials suddenly realized that they remembered something about the steam fire engine.
"Yes, before His Royal Highness asked the minister to organize a group of talents with fire protection knowledge to train them to drive steam fire trucks. Now these people's skills are quite good, and they can completely drive steam fire trucks by themselves. a firefighting operation.”
Nei Shiteng came out and reported to Ying Zhenghui.
"So, I do have a little impression."
Ying Zheng nodded slightly.
"The whole body of the steam fire truck is made of refined steel, including its bottom and wheels, which have undergone fireproof treatment, and many stainless steel materials have been added to the shell."
"Since so many precious materials are used for casting, the function of the steam fire engine is naturally quite powerful, but you have never seen the steam fire engine after all. In order to let the father and the ministers understand better, I will Let’s compare it with a water dragon to reflect the advantages of this steam fire truck one by one.”
"First of all, the steam fire engine does not need manual infusion. It has the function of automatic water pumping. As long as the catheter is placed in the pool and the steam power valve is turned on, it can automatically pump water into the storage tank."
"Then the capacity of its internal water tank is huge, which is almost three or four times that of ordinary water dragons. It can store a large amount of fire-fighting water at one time, and since it is powered by a steam engine, there is no need to worry about it being damaged due to the installation. Too much water and too much weight for it to move."
"Moreover, there is another advantage of using steam as power for steam fire trucks, that is, in terms of speed, it has a great advantage over ordinary water dragons. Water dragons take a day to cover the distance. Under driving, almost only ten minutes is enough."